Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

In other words, Atram has at least a team of nearly twenty magicians to serve him.

But as for the quality... it's just that Baimao is unparalleled among them.

"And our family's magic system uses cost to generate magic power. It is efficient and primitive."

Atram ordered his men to remove the camouflage magic, and a hidden elevator door appeared in front of Jiang You.

Stepping inside and into the underground, incandescent lights light up one after another like ceremonial guards. The white room full of technological sense is almost completely different from the word magic.

This place looks like the command room of a research institute. In the center, there are six half-human-high nutrient troughs, each with a boy and girl who are obviously underage curled up. They surround the central furnace like sacrifices waiting to be offered.

These people were trapped in this jar which was even narrower than a cage and could not move. If Jiang You had not been able to sense some magic power from them, he would have thought that these people were already dead.

"Living sacrifice, this is the original curse I used."

Atram looked at his achievements and looked very proud.

"However, this workshop is more modern and efficient than that one. I'll make one right now using these fresh materials. It only takes a short while."

Jiang You remembered the specific plot of Atram, but because his presence was too weak and he had already left the stage before the plot began, Jiang You couldn't remember it for a while.

"Then no need."

Jiang You grabbed the arm of the magician who was about to start the ritual. The words "living sacrifice" spelled out the fate of these young men. Jiang You put a strange smile on his face. "From what I understand, this ritual takes a month to condense Mana, right? I imagine Your Excellency, the Master, has put a lot of effort and experimentation into improving it to this point?"

"It seems like you're quite knowledgeable, Caster."

When Atram saw Jiang You explain the original process and timeline of the ritual, he thought he had found a soulmate. His tone brightened considerably. "Magic is the result of generations of magicians exploring its roots. Their dedication is an exaggeration."

"You're worried about the consumption of mana, right? This amount is nothing to worry about."

Atram snapped his fingers, and the exterior connected to the command room was illuminated.

Densely packed young bodies were hung from the ceiling like cargo, waiting to be used by the magicians.

Atram showed Jiang You his wealth as a magician: "Life is a resource. This resource can be endless as long as you master the channels and pay for it with money. Don't worry, I won't get materials from Fuyuki. I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble."

"I see. Actually, I know a little bit about price magic."

Jiang You's smile grew even stronger. "Have you heard of soul crystals?"

"Soul materialization, the legendary product of the third law, of course I've heard of it. Caster, you can't use living sacrifices to make such a thing, right? That's too..."

Atram thought Jiang You was joking with him and testing his knowledge of magic until Jiang You threw a gorgeous crystal at him.

Atram didn't understand what soul crystals were; he simply knew about them. But he could sense the nearly infinite magical power within them, a power even greater than the mana he would generate if he sacrificed an entire city.

"How...how is this possible? Who on earth are you?!"

Atram then realized that Jiang You's words were no joke. His magic achievements were like fireflies and the bright moon in front of him. No, they were not fireflies at all, but humble dust!

Atram felt a little fear. Could he really control this Servant?

"Don't you want to know how this thing was made?"

Jiang You still maintained his smile, and Atram felt a chill down his spine.

“How was it created?”

Atram wanted to escape, but he also coveted the greatness of the Third Law. If he could only glimpse even a little, the achievements he could achieve would be many times greater than his current level. Finally, greed temporarily stopped him from using the Command Spell.

"The living sacrifice naturally requires a magician with a magic circuit."

Jiang You kept getting closer to Atram, and every step he took seemed to step heavily on Atram's heart, making him feel extremely terrified! His legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

"I hereby order you by my Command Seals, Caster, not to use your Noble Phantasm against me!"

Before the magician of his team came to support, Atram used his own Command Spell. He had looked at Jiang You's panel and knew that the Noble Phantasm of Jiang You Gundam EX that he needed to pay most attention to was this Servant who relied too much on his Noble Phantasm!

"No matter how great a magician you were in your lifetime, or even a third-level magician, you are now nothing more than a familiar!"

Atram breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his Command Seal fade. He gripped the Soul Crystal and laughed wildly. Regardless of whether Jiang You's story was true or not, this crystal was a priceless treasure in the other world.

"Now, my family has the qualifications to embark on the path of the Third Law! Thank you so much, Caster!"

Atram looked at Jiang You, who had threatened him before, and became furious. He swung his arm and punched him.

He wanted to avenge his previous shameful behavior. It was impossible for a Servant to resist him who possessed the Command Seals.

The fist he swung with all his strength was blocked by an unknown force, which meant that Jiang You's Noble Phantasm had taken effect. He showed an expression of disbelief: "How... How is this possible! The Command Seal has taken effect!"

Jiang You accepted his invitation to duel, and the duel space unfolded. "The Command Seal took effect, but it wasn't judged as an attack. This might be because I didn't specify you to activate your Noble Phantasm. Of course, there's another possibility. Is the description of the Noble Phantasm outside the text?"

64

Chapter 64: This card seems to want to come to my side.

“Using the Command Spell… Damn it!”

Atram used the Command Seals in his hand without giving up, but how could he possibly break through the rules of the duel that even the Beasts and the Crown had to follow?

"This duel is a dark game! ——Actually, you don't have to be nervous. After all, I don't have any 'act alone' skills, so I won't kill you directly."

Jiang You "comforted" Atram, and this time his smile was sincere.

"I was just planning to do something similar to you using people as batteries. By the way, do you have a suitcase?"

"suitcase?"

Atram couldn't figure out why Jiang You suddenly mentioned this thing. It had nothing to do with the current situation.

"Speaking of portable batteries, the suitcase is definitely the best. Oh, and I have to have that tuxedo too."

Jiang You spoke to himself, his eyes fixed on Atram, as if he were looking at an object, without a trace of emotion.

"You really don't want to choose one? After all, that's your permanent home from now on."

"The price of the dark game! If you fail, you will be turned into a mobile battery and put into a box."

Darkness can actually specify a price, but directly killing the soul is the most efficient way. Jiang You still plans to have fun here, so it is naturally impossible for him to let Atram leave just like that.

"Tell me, you can also specify an equivalent price. The duel is fair. Are you afraid? After using so many living sacrifices, how can you be so scared that you cry when it's your turn?"

"How could I be afraid of a mere familiar?"

Atram tried to hold on to his shaking calves. He had never realized that even summoning servants in the Holy Grail War was such a dangerous ritual.

"If I win, you must surrender all your magical knowledge and commit suicide right here!"

"My knowledge of magic?"

Jiang You thought about it carefully: Does he really have this thing?

After hesitating for a while, Jiang You nodded and agreed to his request. As for suicide, it was too common for him.

"I agreed. You're doomed to fail anyway."

Jiang You took out his own deck.

Jiangyou LP 4000.

Atram LP 4000.

Atram carefully read the knowledge brought by Jiang You's treasure, and his complexion gradually improved.

"Familiar! Why are you so arrogant? Your Servant and your Master use the same deck of cards, so our chances of winning are the same!"

"The front row says I only have one card right now, you can't even use it."

Jiang You's card that ignores summoning restrictions is usually not found in the deck. Currently, he can only get it by drawing it. Maybe draining the deck can save him.

"You don't have a history of your own?"

Atram was a bit confused. How could he become a Heroic Spirit without any history? "But isn't that still the same?"

"It's different. Speaking of which, I still have my Command Seals..."

Jiang You was just about to pull out his Servant's Hundred Faces deck when he suddenly realized that the Command Seals he had obtained in the fourth battle had not disappeared and had even been fully replenished by three strokes.

Atram followed Jiang You's gaze and saw the Command Seal on Jiang You's hand was so conspicuous—Jiang You was actually also a Master! Before he could even utter a sound of surprise, Jiang You had already begun to use his own Command Seal.

"I give the command with the Command Seal, Assassin, come to me!"

The Command Spell crossed time and space and connected to the maskless Baimao, who was designated by Jiang You as the real body. The magic power directly penetrated the barrier of the world and time and pulled her to Jiang You's side.

"Assassin! How is this possible!?"

Atram tried his best to drive his magic power to find evidence that he had been cast under a suggestion magic - Jiang You had never left his sight since he was summoned, so how could he have the opportunity to bypass the rules of the Holy Grail War and illegally summon a servant?

"Master, there are twenty-eight people outside the gate with malicious magical reactions. They are probably hostile magicians. Do you need your subordinates to deal with them?"

Baimao immediately began to fulfill her duties as a Servant, and her Noble Phantasm delusion began to activate, splitting into the same number of selves as the number of magicians outside the gate.

"Remember to leave a few alive. I heard from my Master that these children have a source of supply, and I'm quite interested in that."

Jiang You playfully addressed Atram with a respectful title, and Atram's expression grew increasingly terrified. He realized that even if he defeated Jiang You, he would still have to face a close-quarters attack from an Assassin in such a confined space.

"I want to add conditions!"

Atram didn't want to see his head chopped off before he even got the knowledge of the Third Law. "If you lose, you must also hand over Assassin's Command Seals to me!"

"No problem, you're weak after all!"

"Stop looking down on me! I want to gain honor for my family. How can I fall here? I'll attack first!"

Atram, who was repeatedly despised by Jiang You, also became a little angry and spoke first.

"Even the most primitive spells have their past glory! I activate [Magic Purchase], discarding a card from my hand to Special Summon [Baghdad Battery] from my deck!"

Baghdad Battery

2-star defense 2000 (magic count 1)

"Then I activate the effect of [Innocent Sacrifice] in the Graveyard. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can increase the Magic Counter of a card on the field that can have Magic Counter by 1!"

The magical power contained in the small ceramic pot-shaped battery increased a little.

"Next is [Atram Magic Device], sending three cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard, increasing the mana counter of the designated battery on the field by 3! There's another [Innocent Sacrifice] in the graveyard, for a total of 5 mana counters!"

"Looks like this should be my normal history! The effect of [Baghdad Battery] consumes a specified amount of mana counter to Special Summon a Servant of that star level from the deck. I'm spending 4 points to Special Summon - [Medea]! Come, witch of the Age of Gods, be my familiar, obey my command, and defeat my enemies!"

Medea

4-star Caster has an attack power of 1800.

Medea, wearing a purple robe and hiding her face under the hood, slowly emerged from the formation.

"Holy Grail War...something's wrong. What kind of Noble Phantasm is this!?"

Medea felt surprised at her own existence, as she actually possessed a Noble Phantasm that could so easily intercept historical fragments and summon heroic spirits.

Medea stared at Jiang You. Although Jiang You's superior appearance disgusted her, she saw some possibility of realizing her wish in Jiang You: "Unknown Servant, let me ask you. If I could create my own deck, would that bastard Jason be included as a card in it? How many fragments of my life experiences would be included in it?"

The card name had already revealed Medea's real name, and she didn't bother to hide it, so she just vaguely stated her wish.

"what?"

Jiang You was stunned. The card elf on the opposite side seemed to want to cause trouble.

65

Chapter 65 I can’t fall down yet!

Faced with Medea's questions, Jiang You had a hunch about increasing the deck, so he answered them one by one.

"If you summon him properly, you can indeed create your own deck. Jason is a very important part of your life, so he can't be missing. You actually want to see your former hometown, right? Ask yourself, are there any memories that are etched in your heart?"

In the FSN line of the Moon World, Medea was portrayed as a victim of the love curse of the goddess of love Aphrodite. In addition, FGO chapter 1.3 described Jason as a vain and cowardly villain. Most of the blame was put on Jason, making him an absolute scumbag.

However, as a super group portrait IP, in the plot of FGO chapter 2.5, Jason showed his personal charm again and took some of the blame, which led to a small conflict in the setting. So Jiang You actually didn't know the specific situation of the two of them in the Moon World.

Let them solve the specific situation themselves. Looking at the system prompt of the additional reward of [Medea]*3, Jiang You said that he was just a ruthless card collection machine and would cheat the cards first.

"Oh?"

Medea's lips, exposed from beneath her hood, curled up into a faint smile. "It's indeed interesting. I think we could collaborate."

"Humph, she's a treacherous witch indeed! She wants to betray her master as soon as she appears. Why do I only summon these things?"

Atram discovered that even his own cards were planning to betray him, and he complained extremely dissatisfiedly.

"How dare you call me a witch!"

Medea had hoped to maintain her demeanor as a magician of the Age of Gods, but Atram's words had unnerved her. She was now free from the constraints of Command Seals. Furthermore, according to the rules of the duel, Atram couldn't issue any additional orders to her. "Opposite Servant, my Noble Phantasm [Tales of the Ten Thousand] acts as a Trap Card, allowing you to select a Servant to gain control. Don't be careless!"